Wargaming’s weekly tournament series continues, challenging tankers to a 4v4, tier IV battle in Ensk featuring Encounter rules. Add to that the special stipulation that each team will be allowed to bring one tier V T67, and the virtual warfare promises to be both fierce and unpredictable. If you haven’t already, you can sign up for your own shot at the 9,000 gold, first place prize.

Also, be sure to check out Wargaming’s eSports show on Twitch (Thursday, 3pm PDT), as this week’s special guest, Scorpiany, stops by to drop some knowledge about the art of battle calling. So get your questions ready, then drop in and hear from one of the best on this all-important Tanks topic.

Registration: Open Now!
Registration Ends: Sunday, April 5

The complete schedule will be provided at the end of registration, once the final teams have been determined. Rounds will begin each day at the confirmed times below. Use this Time Zone Converter tool to get the right time for your region.

Matches begin at 19:00 PDT (22:00 EDT) unless otherwise noted.

Group Stage 1: April 6
Group Stage 2: April 7
Group Stage 3: April 8
Round of 16: April 10
Quarterfinal: April 11
Semifinal: April 12, 16:00 PDT / 19:00 EDT
Final: April 12

Reverie World Studios has announced the early Access release of their new RTS title Kingdom Wars II: Battles. It boasts epic storytelling, complex crafting, and a card game to a real-time fantasy themed strategy. Complete with brutal skirmish siege combat and complex city-building. Players will wage total war across beautiful, yet gory battlefields; in episodic story campaign, mmo skirmish and coop modes.

Early Access is now available at the official website and on Steam.

“We would like to invite players to work together and make Kingdom Wars II: Battles into a strategy game masterpiece,” said Konstantin Fomenko, Reverie World CEO.

“Now that Kingdom Wars II: Battles has a solid foundation in place, and the game is already a lot of fun and stable; We think that the time is right to get the Steam community involved. Over the following months, we will work together, and your combined player feedback will determine what the team works on, and what features we add.

Our team will do everything in our power to open up the development and commit to weekly updates. We plan to talk with our players directly in-game and read and reply to almost every forum suggestion and reports. Players will be asked to vote on features proposed by other players, and our team will do our best to add most desired ideas, and features in-game.”

It’s always cool when art from video games makes it into real life and the art from ESO is currently on exhibit! If you’re be in the Baltimore area until May 15th, you’ll have the chance to check out some of the beautiful art from the game in person. The show opened on March 27th and it’s entirely free, so get out there and enjoy!

Exhibit Dates: March 27th – May 15th (closed April 3rd through April 12th for Spring Break)

Gallery Location: CCBC Essex Art Gallery (Arts and Humanities Hall), 7201 Rossville Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21237

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday from 10:00AM to 9:00PM EDT, Friday from noon-7:00PM EDT, and on Saturdays from 3:00PM-7:00PM EDT. The gallery is closed for spring break from April 3rd-12th.

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It’s time to determine who’s the best Call of Duty team in the world with the start of the third annual Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox.  Running through untill Sunday, in Los Angeles, Activision Publishing, Inc and development studio Sledgehammer Games, in partnership with Xbox, welcome 32 of the most accomplished Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer professional teams from around the world to compete head-to-head on Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, for the honour of being named the “Call of Duty World Champions” and their share of the tournament’s $1 million total prize purse.

Fans can tune-in to every thrilling, adrenaline-pumping moment through livestreamed coverage on Xbox Live, CallofDuty.com and at MLG.tv, as well as select editorial partners worldwide. Culminating on Sunday, 29th March, the tournament’s final match livestream starts at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on the Xbox Live Dashboard.

“We have an amazing Call of Duty community.  From those who like to just have fun playing with their friends, to those who like to compete at the highest level at the Call of Duty Championship.  It’s a testament to our development teams that they can create an experience, which is so fun for everyone to play and watch,” said Rob Kostich, senior vice president, Call of Duty, Activision Publishing, Inc.  “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare takes centre stage this weekend, as the top players from around the globe showcase their incredible skill.  The best four-player teams are here to compete head-to-head in intense objective-based game modes all weekend long and we can’t wait to see all the action and see who takes it all.”

These 32 teams from 5 continents and 11 countries around the world have trained extensively over the past several months playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, winning their respective regional competitions in qualifying events conducted by the professional competitive gaming organisations of Major League Gaming (MLG), Gfinity and the Australian Cyber League (ACL). Teams like Exile5.T1 Dotters from Australia, European Champions, Epsilon eSports from the UK and SSOF Gaming from Brazil, will compete against such notable teams from North America as Optic Gaming, Team EnVy and Team Kaliber.

The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, begins with round-robin style pool play among eight groups of four teams.  The top two teams from each group will advance to a 16-team double elimination bracket, where the team that places first will take home $400,000 of the tournament’s $1 million dollar total prize pool. The remaining seven teams will each take home prizes ranging from $200,000 for second place to $25,000 for eighth place. Further details on the 2015 Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, including full rules and regulations, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare maps and modes for the tournament, livestream information, prizing distribution and more are available at the official website.

Perfect World Entertainment have announced the availability of Star Conflict on Arc. Star Conflict joins the latest free to play Arc releases including APB Reloaded, Elsword and Stronghold Kingdoms as the platform continues to grow with more free-to-play games available.

Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. Arc players will step into a divided galaxy as empires and mercenary groups fit for control of new areas as they take command of a variety of battleships. The launch of Star Conflict for Arc also brings the latest update – Star Conflict: Invasion – that adds additional player versus environment content as player’s team up against AI-controlled enemies.

“The launch of Star Conflict on Arc adds our fifth game in the last four months as we continue to build a quality library that offers variety for our players,” said Yoon Im, senior vice president of publishing. “As a group of gamers, our team is always looking to partner with developers who are interested in expanding their reach to a platform dedicated to providing fun video game experiences.”

With a single universal login, the Arc Client gives players access to a curated roster of games. Additionally, Arc lets players experience their favorite online games, seamlessly accessing information and resources for each title. Arc also connects communities across its list of titles with an array of social tools.

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Hi-Rez Studios are celebreating one year of Smite’s release with a sale that’s on right now.

To celebrate, from Wednesday March 25 to Friday March 27 we will be offering the following sales and promotions:

GEM BONUS

Purchasing gem bundles in the below increments will grant bonus gems!

Gem Purchase + Bonus Gems:

1500 + 200
2500 + 400
3500 + 600
8000 + 1500

Pre-Launch Skin Sale

The following Skins are 50% off!

• Agni – Volcanic
• Anhur – Olympian
• Anubis – Gravehound
• Anubis – Stargazer
• Aphrodite – Afro-dite
• Arachne – Black Widow
• Ares – Diamond Sword
• Artemis – Wrangler
• Athena – Red Star
• Bakasura – Death Machine
• Cupid – Lil’ Devil
• Freya – Frost Maiden
• Guan Yu – Master Guan Fu
• Hades – Classic Hades
• Hades – Soultaker
• He Bo – He Bro
• Hercules – Grand Slam
• Hun Batz – Space Monkey
• Hun Batz – Shaolin Monk-ey
• Loki – Infiltrator
• Ne Zha – Cyberpunk
• Neith – Ms.Diagnosis
• Odin – Mountain Man
• Ra – Solar Sentinel
• Sobek – High Seas
• Sun Wukong – Dark Lord
• Thor – Heavy Metal
• Thor – Blood Eagle
• Vamana – Lil’ Mana
• Vulcan – Sentry
• Ymir – Digi-MIR 9000
• Ymir – Obsidian Shard
• Zeus – Stormbringer
• Zeus – Almighty

The daily login bonus is also doubled until the 29th.

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Patch 5.6 is here and Riot have confirmed that it continues with the buff theme of patch 5.5. Bard is the latest champion and as you might expect he’s getting some tweaks to hopefully get him just right.

Bard’s been out for less than a patch, and while we’re already seeing the growing pains of players and teammates alike coordinating around his unique abilities, it’s clear he released on the wrong note. We’re taking it slow for now, but some more power on Q and some improvements to his signature E means that you’ll have a better time on your Magical Journeys this patch…assuming bard isn’t too busy collecting chimes to open one for you.

Textures continue to be updated which is great, when the gmae is constantly updating with new champions the old models can get left behind. Kayle, Lee Sin, Pantheon, Rumble, and Ryze get the makeover this patch.

A handful of item and map tweaks, the full notes can be found here.

Dota 2 returns to KeyArena in Seattle this summer from August 3rd through August 8th. But tickets are going on sale at the end of the month, so if you planned on going, make sure you are ready!

All tickets will be general admission, which will cost $99 and give you access to all six days of the main event, where the top 16 teams in the world will compete for the Aegis of Champions. News on VIP tickets this year is yet to be confirmed, but stay posted!

Tickets will be made available through Ticketmaster at two separate times next Friday, March 27th. The first batch of tickets will be sold at 10:00am PDT, and the last batch will be sold at 10:00pm PDT. Having the twelve hour gap gives a fairer chance for fans around the world to get their hands on tickets. Instead of selling them while half of the world sleeps!

Not sure when 10am/pm PDT is in your time zone?

Seattle: March 27th at 10:00 and 22:00
Rio de Janeiro: March 27th at 14:00 and March 28th at 02:00
London: March 27th at 17:00 and March 28th at 05:00
Moscow: March 27th at 20:00 and March 28th at 08:00
Beijing: March 28th at 01:00 and 13:00
Seoul: March 28th at 02:00 and 14:00
Singapore: March 28th at 01:00 and 13:00
Sydney: March 28th at 04:00 and 16:00

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited is here, and their in-game Crown Store has officially opened. To prepare it for launch, it’s all stocked up on a range of convenience and customization based items you might enjoy. Here’s take a closer look at some of the distinctive mounts, pets, and costumes that are now available.

Customising your character is always one of the fun parts of RPG’s, it allows you to express your character a little more. And if it should also help you stay alive, then that’s great too!

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It’s been a long time coming, but the beta is finally coming to an end for Infinite Crisis. It’s a fun free to play mobo that I’ve always kept an eye on. It’s really gone from strength to strength, and now it will be officially launching on Steam on March 26th.

Players will be able to logon with their existing accounts, and as promised there will be no character wipe on the official launch. You will still be able to get the client from the official website, but it will also be available for everyone free on Steam from the 26th.

Steam cards have been confirmed for the launch so there’s some incentive for existing and new Steam users alike.

Beta testers will be rewarded with a cool free skin, and there’s still time to get it too if you want! All testers who possess an active beta account as of March 25th will be getting ‘Flashpoint’ Doomsday unlocked on their account as of March 26th.

Find out more here.